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Whananaki bar surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
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Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is
18.5° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today?
The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 4AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 8 | E 11 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | |
314 | 307 | 266 | 242 | 229 | 233 | 227 | 252 | 262 | 145 | 189 | 149 | 149 | 118 | 115 | 97 | 100 | 82 | 82 | 68 | 68 | 55 | 54 | 54 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 3:57AM1.84m | 4:35PM1.77m | 4:47AM1.81m | 5:25PM1.81m | 5:34AM1.80m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:45PM0.47m | 10:20AM0.35m | 10:41PM0.50m | 11:08AM0.34m | 11:32PM0.50m | 11:52AM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | |
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Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
314 | 307 | 266 | 242 | 206 | 182 | 178 | 252 | 262 | 145 | 145 | 123 | 120 | 118 | 115 | 97 | 100 | 82 | 82 | 68 | 68 | 55 | 54 | 54 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
279 | 231 | 231 | 227 | 229 | 233 | 227 | 145 | 145 | 108 | 189 | 149 | 149 | 114 | 82 | 82 | 56 | 55 | 52 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | N 12 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 |
3 | 3 | — | — | 113 | 84 | 3 | 68 | 51 | 30 | 28 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | — | ENE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 111 | 12 |
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